Manager Ron Roenicke has stood by Axford throughout his struggles, but admitted there have been discussions about sending him to the minors. Roenicke said it could happen, but "hopefully it won't." Axford has a 9.00 ERA and a 7.15 FIP in 15 innings.

The 23-year-old is hitting .403 since April 20, with three home runs and 10 doubles. Strikeouts were a problem for Rizzo early in the year, but he's gone seven straight games without one. Rizzo reportedly made some minor tweaks to his swing at the end of April, which is partially responsible for his recent surge. He's hitting .277/.349/.523 in 155 at-bats.

Wilson Ramos left Wednesday night's game after pulling his hamstring, and manager Davey Johnson said he would be "down for a while." Johnson added that he believes the team will call up Solano to take Ramos' place. Solano has been up with the club once this year, and received  six at-bats. 

Manager Davey Johnson classified Ramos as "down for a while," and that he believes the team will call up Jhonaton Solano Thursday to take Ramos' place. Ramos already missed time this season with a hamstring injury. He's hitting .250/.308/.438 in 48 at-bats. 

Rutledge had three singles, driving in two runs. He has a .255/.316/.383 line in 141 at-bats. Rutledge has added five home runs and five steals.

LaRoche was responsible for the team's only run of the game, hitting a solo shot in the top of the fourth inning. LaRoche got off to a poor start, but he's on a 12-game hitting streak. He's raised his average nearly 90 points over that period.

Pagan had two doubles and a single with a run scored. It was Pagan's first multi-hit game since May 1. He's hitting .264/.315/.372 in 148 at-bats this year. 

Weeks has been in a major slump this year, hitting .187/.306/.299. In the top of the seventh inning, Weeks sent a Wandy Rodriguez changeup out to left for a solo shot. It was Weeks' first home run since April 30.

It was Trout's second straight game with a home run and sixth straight game with at least one hit, boosting his batting average to .293. He has reached base safely in 16 straight games.